Heritage
GPO's 'petrified marionettes' get facelift from new hotel owner
"The wretched abominations constitute a blot on one of our finest buildings."
- by Tim Barlass
Latest
Development
'There is mistrust': SCEGGS Darlinghurst under fire for plan to demolish heritage building
The elite Sydney girls' school may build a swimming pool and childcare centre under its controversial $48.7 million masterplan.
- by Andrew Taylor
Brisbane development
Two years on, frustration grows over $60 million Old Museum Building refurbishment
Despite a fundraising campaign starting two years ago to restore Brisbane's truly iconic Old Museum Building, very little is known about the building's future, despite a business case coming to government sometime in 2019.
- by Tony Moore
Heritage
'It is a disgrace': $26 million Bondi Pavilion revamp a step closer
Waverley Council's latest $26.7 million proposal for the Bondi Pavilion will aim to keep the existing heritage building "in tact".
- by Megan Gorrey
Opinion
Opinion
Rejection of Apple store at Fed Square a win for heritage conservation
Heritage protection is not an obstacle to change, but is about managing it appropriately.
- by Felicity Watson
Planning
Apple store plans shelved after heritage authorities say 'no'
Victoria’s heritage authority has refused an application by a state government agency to demolish part of Federation Square to make way for an Apple store.
- by Clay Lucas
Canberra
Director of Museum of Australian Democracy slams MPs' report
Daryl Karp has called the MPs' report into her institution at Old Parliament House "curious" and "strange".
- by Steve Evans
Heritage
Appeal lodged against Broadway Hotel enforcement notice
The council issued an enforcement notice in late February requiring the owner to take more action to save the remaining heritage-listed structure.
- by Lucy Stone
Heritage
Queensland's love affair with the verandah wanes amid development
Gone are the days when families spent much of the day lounging on the verandas of their grand old Queenslanders.
- by Lydia Lynch
Harry Seidler
Owner tells tribunal heritage listing would devalue Seidler house
The owner of a house designed by Harry Seidler has said that the building has changed so much, it should no longer qualify for the heritage register.
- by Jasper Lindell
Shipping
River queens: How tourism is reviving a historic form of transport
A 19th-century form of transport is opening up the Murray River to tourists.
- by Andrew Taylor